ZIP Code 28556

28556 is one of North Carolina's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Merritt, Pamlico County.

City: Merritt
County: Pamlico County
State: North Carolina
Prefix: 285xx

Where this code sits

28556 is part of the 285xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Merritt.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 28556 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

252 Area code 252

ZIP codes nearest 28556

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 28556.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 28583	4.0 mi	Stonewall, NC
ZIP code 28587	4.8 mi	Vandemere, NC
ZIP code 28515	5.0 mi	Bayboro, NC
ZIP code 28571	6.2 mi	Oriental, NC
ZIP code 28509	7.5 mi	Alliance, NC
ZIP code 28537	11 mi	Hobucken, NC
ZIP code 28510	11 mi	Arapahoe, NC
ZIP code 28529	12 mi	Grantsboro, NC

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 28556, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 28556. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.